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"Getting to know me": supporting people with dementia in general hospitals
— manual for trainers | | Author(s) | Simon Burrow, Ruth Elvish, John Keady |
| Corporate Author | School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Manchester; Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation; Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Publisher | University of Manchester; Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation; Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, 2013 |
| Pages | 59 pp |
| Source | http://www.gmhiec.org.uk/training-materials/view/g... |
| Keywords | Dementia ; General hospitals ; Medical workers ; In-service training ; Instruction handbooks. |
| Annotation | The "Getting to Know Me" training programme has been developed with funding from the Greater Manchester Health Innovation and Education Cluster (GM-HIEC). The project took place during 2010-2013, and was a collaboration between the University of Manchester, Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. The project aimed to pilot and evaluate dementia awareness training for staff working with people with dementia in general hospitals. The training programme can be targeted at staff of all grades who have regular contact with hospital patients who may have dementia, but with little or no previous training in dementia care. As such it provides a foundation of knowledge and skills. This and the other training materials are free to download and use. However, for someone to deliver this training effectively, a good understanding of dementia and person-centred practice is recommended; also the confidence and skills to facilitate a training session. The training programme is in six parts: an introduction; seeing the whole person; communication; the impact of the hospital environment; knowing the person; and a person-centred understanding of behaviour that challenges. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-131108211 E |
| Classmark | EA: LD3: QT: QWD: 69M |
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